Peptidotriazoles on solid phase:[1, 2, 3]-triazoles by regiospecific copper (I)-catalyzed 1, 3-dipolar cycloadditions of terminal alkynes to azides

CW Tornøe, C Christensen… - The Journal of organic …, 2002 - ACS Publications
The Journal of organic chemistry, 2002ACS Publications
The cycloaddition of azides to alkynes is one of the most important synthetic routes to 1 H-[1,
2, 3]-triazoles. Here a novel regiospecific copper (I)-catalyzed 1, 3-dipolar cycloaddition of
terminal alkynes to azides on solid-phase is reported. Primary, secondary, and tertiary alkyl
azides, aryl azides, and an azido sugar were used successfully in the copper (I)-catalyzed
cycloaddition producing diversely 1, 4-substituted [1, 2, 3]-triazoles in peptide backbones or
side chains. The reaction conditions were fully compatible with solid-phase peptide …
The cycloaddition of azides to alkynes is one of the most important synthetic routes to 1H-[1,2,3]-triazoles. Here a novel regiospecific copper(I)-catalyzed 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of terminal alkynes to azides on solid-phase is reported. Primary, secondary, and tertiary alkyl azides, aryl azides, and an azido sugar were used successfully in the copper(I)-catalyzed cycloaddition producing diversely 1,4-substituted [1,2,3]-triazoles in peptide backbones or side chains. The reaction conditions were fully compatible with solid-phase peptide synthesis on polar supports. The copper(I) catalysis is mild and efficient (>95% conversion and purity in most cases) and furthermore, the X-ray structure of 2-azido-2-methylpropanoic acid has been solved, to yield structural information on the 1,3-dipoles entering the reaction. Novel Fmoc-protected amino azides derived from Fmoc-amino alcohols were prepared by the Mitsunobu reaction.
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